Dec 23, 08 at 8:39pmWolfwood

Greetings WoW faithful, our comrade ThrombosisJones has braved the elements and paid a visit to the freaky factory responsible for bringing WoW avatars to life in 3D, Figure Prints!

Get a behind the scenes look at how things are like over there with an interview with the man behind the operation himself, Ed Fries, and gasp in AWE at factoids like how they're cranking nearly 2,000 figures per month. Or all the Death Knight orders they keep receiving. Read more here:

This one is a longer video that shows more of the production facility - including the de-powdering process and a look at the old liquid treatment process.

There's no audio though and that might be our fault. We're checking into it right now and will have more info asap.

Cheers,Adrian

Hi there - This is Will from Propadata Films. The FigurePrints in production video was made by myself and is a side piece from a short documentary about the 3D prints, currently in production. You may see it here:

This one is a longer video that shows more of the production facility - including the de-powdering process and a look at the old liquid treatment process.

There's no audio though and that might be our fault. We're checking into it right now and will have more info asap.

Cheers,Adrian

P.S. No way could a Gnome take a Tauren! The stunty 'wee gits are good for nothing but fetching slippers and serving drinks to small children!

Dec 28, 08 at 10:19am

doylie

lol, image 8 is funny, with the gnome standing on top of a dead tauren

Dec 28, 08 at 8:48am

ThrombosisJones

The best part about being able to visit these guys (and gals!) is that they're a very cool crew. They enjoy what they're doing and even with the stress of having shipped over 100 Figure Prints (!!!) the day before, they didn't snark at me and were very easygoing as they showed me what they do.

Also, there are a few easter egg things lurking in the video and pictures - anybody notice anything yet?

Cheers,Adrian

Dec 27, 08 at 6:37am

Sonic Flash

I've wanted one of these for a while. ;___;

I'm keeping old gear for when I do.

Dec 27, 08 at 6:18am

hollowedsol

Makes me want to play WoW just so I can actually get one of those...

Dec 24, 08 at 8:21am

oOhennersOo

That's really cool. I've always seen those preset statues Blizzard sells and thought I'd buy one if I found one that looked like my main.

Damn good idea for a business though, it's no suprise the demand exceeds the supply, they're gonna be rolling in it within no time.

Dec 24, 08 at 2:13am

kspiess

Hey Adrian , the second last image on page one is of a character that seems to have the name 'Seeker' -- that's quite the coincidence, I thought.